6. Distinctive Local Shops
New and established businesses line the inviting downtown and River District. Since 1958, Ford, Gittings & Kane Jewelers has presented fine accessories and gifts. Browse gourmet provisions at Olea Olive Oils & Wine, and discover new, used, and rare reads at Dogwood Books. Boutique garden store Bluem, founded by lifelong resident Carol Rutledge, brims with colorful orchids and one-of-a-kind flowerpots.
You’re sure to find interesting home goods at Lisa Landry’s “lifestyle” shop, Living and Giving, opened in 2007. “It didn’t take [me] long to figure out what was so special about Rome—it’s without question the people,” Lisa says.
Read our full feature of Rome, Georgia, in the January/February 2022 issue.
Photography by John O’Hagan
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